Qadha of prayers of father and mother which is an obligation on the eldest son.

If a father has not offered his Namaz because of some excuse, it is an obligation on the eldest son to offer their Qadha after his death or hire someone to offer them. Even if he has left them as a deliberate act of transgression, as an obligatory precaution, those measures should be taken. If the father has not fasted because of illness or traveling, if he could perform their Qadha during his lifetime and he did not do that, his eldest son must offer their Qadha.

1409. As an obligatory precaution, the eldest son must offer Qadha of Namaz and fast for his dead mother.

1410. Offering of Qadha for prayers of father and mother is obligatory for the eldest son, but Qadha of their hired prayers or those prayers which was obligatory for the father and mother because of their own parents, is not obligatory.

1411. It is not obligatory for the son’s son (grandson) to offer the Qadha of the dead’s prayers provided that he is older than the dead person’s children, but as an obligatory precaution, if te dead person has no children, Qadha of his/her prayers should be offered.

1412. It is not necessary for the eldest son to be mature at the time of passing away of his parents, but in this case, he may offer Qadha after that age and if he dies before that age, the next child is not obliged to offer Qadha.

1413. If one of the children is the eldest from the age point of view but the other one is eldest because of maturity, Qadha of Namaz is obligatory for the first one.

1414. It is not necessary for the eldest son to be the heir of the dead. Hence, if he is deprived of inheritance because of some reason like murder , Qadha of Namaz is obligatory for him.

1415. If it is not known as to who is the eldest son of a person, it is not obigatory on anyone of the sons to offer their father’s Qadha prayers. However, the Mustahab precaution is that they should divide his Qadha of prayer and fast between them, or should draw lots for offering them.

1416. If a dying person makes a will that someone should be hired to offer his Qadha prayers and fast, and if the hired person performs them correctly, the eldest son will be free from his obligation. The same applies if someone is offering them on behalf of Mayyit wihout charge.

1418. In case of twin sons, the one who is born first, is the eldest, even if the feotus of the other one is coagulated first.

1419. If a person dies in the middle of set itme when there was a possibility of offering Namaz, the Qadha of that prayers is obligatory to the eldest son.

1420. If the Mayyit does not have a son or the eldest son dies before offering Qadha, it is not obligatory for anyone else to offer Qadha for Mayyit’s prayers and if he has made a will for offering Qadha, its costs must be met from one third of his estate.